Dec 20-22

Instructional multi-day trip for the South Coast Touring Community on the Duffey Lake Road with ACMG Ski Guide and Canadian Avalanche Association professionals.

Who is this trip for

This is for those who have ski toured a little but are still in the early stages of developing their experience and touring community. AST 1 is recommended but not required. Some backcountry skiing experience required.

This trip is a good bridge between the AST 1 and AST 2 or further adds development to your experience after an AST 2.

What this trip entails

Share, learn, inhabit and develop your mountain sense.

There will be a basecamp set up which we'll all pitch in to carry. The first day we'll make the approach to our camp spot as one big group. Once camp is ready we'll head out touring.

Trip includes: waste management, basecamp tent set-up, and guiding

The trip does not include: food, personal gear, and transportation to the trailhead

There will likely be opportunities to pair up with food buddies for cooking.

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Each of the two evenings will offer opportunities for story telling in the glow of our makeshift 'lodge'. Such telling of stories is a great way of passing on experience, developing bonds and learning. In this way you maximize the learning opportunities from a 3 day trip. It's also a great way to develop winter camping experience.

The following days you have an opportunity to tour independently or join ACMG guides on instructional tours.

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Cost

$225

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Remaining Gear availability

2 rental sleeping setups (pad, bag, liner, & pillow)

8 rental tent spots

Payment is required to book your spot and can be made electronically after signing up. Price does not include tax.

Fitness

Please come with decent fitness. Ability to walk a slow or steady pace all day and comfortably exist in the mountains for 3 days.

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LEARNING

Topics will range but will follow a theme each day.

The learning experienced is designed to meet group needs, questions and to flow organically. Topics will likely include track setting, reading the mountains (developing your mountain sense), group management in avalanche terrain, human factors, navigation, how to develop your experience, etc.

We'll likely dig pits, pull out compasses, jump hard on snow features and shred the gnar while we're at it.

In the evenings we'll have some deep dark discussions about risk and what it means to be a trip leader surrounding hazards that can lead to fatalities.

You will need: ski touring, avalanche safety, camping and cooking equipment, warm clothing and a pack to carry it all in. Your pack will need some extra space to help fit any additional basecamp components.

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Day 1

We'll meet at Pemberton's Mount Currie Coffee company dark & early to meet and greet and then shuttle to the trailhead up the Duffey Lake Road. Please have winter tires if you intend to drive.

After hiking into our camp location we'll set up the tent empire and then head to the hills for some runs. There will be opportunities to look at the snowpack and ski some runs.

In the evening we'll have stoves firing, tea brewing and hot cups of food. Informal discussion, story telling will surround the steam and glow of our makeshift backcountry 'lodge'.

Day 2

An early wake-up will ensue with breakfast and a full day in the mountains with an ACMG guide. This is where we'll range a little further, maybe bag a peak and delve into a spectrum of informal topics. The learning topics will be aimed to pass on knowledge in a mentorship fashion and also addressing what the group wants to learn. The evening will be spent reflecting and here we might jump into the questions of risk and decision making. Things might get heavy, we might have good laughs, come with an open mind and open heart.

Day 3

In the morning we'll sadly pack up the tents despite having found new pleasure in the routine. We'll leave the heavy gear to head out for a final loop tour. After a great final few sessions we will pack up the gear and head out to the car. We'll have a small course close and potentially head to Mile One for a tasty bite of civilization or we'll scatter like the wind!

Food

You'll need to provide your own food. We'll help you coordinate with food buddies to share cooking duties and cooking equipment.